By guest contributor Mauricio Torres We all have heard about how our economy depends on burning fossil fuels for the production of energy. This is wreaking havoc in the planet’s atmosphere, contributing […]
Offshore wind turbines: hurricane tamers?
Analysis: Is Ukraine heading into an energy war?
A solar farm in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. Photo credit: Activ Solar via flickr. By Anders Lorenzen As the tension in Ukraine is intensifying and Russian forces have claimed Crimea, a fear of […]
Obama drives the All of the Above energy strategy and ending fossil fuel subsidies in State of the Union speech
In his State of the Union speech, Obama discussed the U.S. energy strategy, emphasizing natural gas as a bridge fuel, calling for an end to fossil fuel subsidies, and addressing climate change urgency.
Ontario be Warned – Importing ‘Fracked Gas’ is Not the Way To Go, Say Experts
Experts warn that reliance on US fracking for Ontario’s gas may increase costs and environmental damage.
Opinion: UK energy freeze debate should highlight our unsustainable reliance on gas
Ed Miliband have promised an energy bill freeze if he were to become Prime Minister. By Anders Lorenzen When leader of the Labour party, Ed Miliband, at the recent Labour Party conference, […]
Opinion: David Cameron and shale gas
By Anders Lorenzen It seems the UK Prime Minister David Cameron is finally giving in to the anti-wind power and the pro-fracking part of his party, lead by Chancellor George Osborne, as […]
Guest blog: Switching on low energy lifestyles isn’t scary
By Matt Mellen Politicians and heads of energy corporations present “the lights going out” as a potentially cataclysmic future scenario and as motivation for fracking the English countryside. Underlying this is the […]
Guest blog: Clean energy to keep the lights on and reduce bills
By Rebecca O’Connor Clean energy is better for the economy than shale gas and will produce billions of pounds worth of savings to cash-strapped households over the long-term, according to a government […]
Guest blog: How to talk renewables so farmers and landowners listen
CCgroup’s infographic. By Charlotte Webster A survey by Energy Now in January this year revealed two startling statistics: – 95 per cent of farmers and landowners believe renewable energy will be vital […]
Guest blog: Evolving energy
By Matthew Mellen “Change is the only constant”, Heraclitus. From the moment it began, the universe changed. Physicists peer back into the earliest moments to a burst of pure energy that expanded […]
A greener life, a greener world 